Showcasing Ontario's Biodiversity At The ROM
January 13, 2010 11:24 AM
McGuinty Government Supports The United Nations' International Year Of Biodiversity
To mark the United Nations' International Year of Biodiversity, a new Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) program will showcase "A Slice of Life" in Ontario from Polar Bear Provincial Park in the north to Point Pelee in the south.
The ROM is partnering with the Ministry of Natural Resources to offer a year-long series of workshops, podcasts, lectures and teaching tools to encourage Ontarians to appreciate and protect the province's rich diversity of plant and animal life.
The ROM program will showcase life in all four of Ontario's ecozones - the Hudson Bay Lowlands, Canadian Shield, Mixedwood Plains, and the Great Lakes. Visitors - in person or online - will learn about the unique characteristics of each, the risks to species and habitat in the zones, and how individuals can help preserve the province's rich biodiversity.
Quick Facts
- The United Nations declared 2010 to be the International Year of Biodiversity, inviting everyone to take action to safeguard the variety of life on Earth.
- Ontario has more than 30,000 identified species of plants and animals.
- All of Ontario's 138 threatened and endangered species are protected by the Endangered Species Act.
Learn More
- Read about how the Ministry of Natural Resources is preserving Ontario's biodiversity.
- See how Ontario is protecting species at risk.
- Visit the ROM's Life in Crisis: Schad Gallery of Biodiversity to explore our world's biodiversity.
Contacts
- Media calls only: Maya Gorham
Minister's Office
416-314-2198
- Media Desk
Communications Services Branch
416-314-2106
- Shelagh O'Donnell
Royal Ontario Museum
416-586-5858
Ministry of Natural Resources
ontario.ca/natural-resources